New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-03
sTpIKrRs Roth LOSING AND GAINING.

s,,,rp., .ss.rtTs IN wEsr-sT..-FREIGHT MOVING
sLowLY-MoRE GHr-HANDLERs OUT.
Tho stormv weather and the unsatisfactory direction
in which the strike is tending served to disturb tho
temper of the striking longshoremen yesterday, and
there was a number OF rows in which nOn-unon work.
men were badly beaten. During the early morning
hours the strikers began to assemble in front OF Inc
pers of the Morgan and the Savannah lines. "a'cn-
ing the Italians who had taken their places on fhese
two piers they began 10 get uncontrolaDie. lhreaA
ooa,nst the men at work many ana II as early
80 hv the n lice that trouble was a hand. largo
number of officers distributed about the wharves
hut oply two or three were lett to guard tbe street.
Taere were large numOeF th ths Sa italian workmen mis-
arabic The strikers themselves did not dare 70
artemnt an attack the non-union men, put they
adopted tactics similar TO fO'e hsv rt ..ood IN the
.treet. ont OF West-st and on the couers anu
rod the BOYS to throw snowballs at tue workneh inc
how. were eager to respond and shower OF stones.
bricks aud ice tell among the packages boxes aud
bales Of freight hitting two or three OF the workmen
The police drove them away. This happened al inter'
vans US ,he nlternoon Ramon Xqu.s, cigar dealer Of
No 263 Bleecker-st., was walking along "estsl. w'.a
one of his employees named Francesca. "heh .hey
we're near Sprng-st they were attacked oN nunoct
ot trk King 1ou gsnoremen who mistook them Tor non
nnon men Mr. Xiques, who was well dressed, was 50
much astonished by the assault that he Gid not MAKE
any protest until his nose was oroken nd nor
Ionving tor employment. The attack upon nm ceaseo
and one of the strikers apologizeG, saying ina. te h
had heen n mistake. Meanwhile francesca hau peen
knocked down and beaten so that MS lace was
viii hood lie managed TO regain his eet ana 10 rug
,nTrarJ Canal-st Fifty strikers ran after nun ana
sbonted 4: /. Hit the bloody scab !" captain Sasthn
and several policemen headed the crown Oh anu
stonned the strikers from chasing ffancesco ither
hut no attempt was made TO arrest the assa'iah 9.
CAPTAIN Gastn cctured the crowd mildly whiie some
of the men laughed. The injured men dsappearee
from Wests aud fell into the hands OF the Prnce-s,.
nolce who sent then to the Chambers Street Hospital
Er Xoues was able to leave the hospital soon AS
surgeon had set his broken nose. lie went to Poncs
Weadouarters in the evening complain OF the lack OF
protection afforded by the men under Captnn 1asn.
Not long after Mr. Xiques and his emp y oye were were
heaten the crowd OF strikers IN Westst attacked oon
Correz near Charl on-st, knocked MN aown iS % 49,
and kicked him br italy. Correzs lei, snou,uos va
Siis,aJ h;s scalp was lad open in three places anu
S go Rrm;sed severely. Again the police unaer
Ee castl,n failed to make arrests or TO give md 70
N"p'a; man Correz was assisted by a Prince-st.
nj; .n an to the station and surgeon irom ST. Nn-
n,s Hospital set his shoulder and dressed ms scap
oeu ,nd After that Correz taken to his home az
No. 02 West Houston-st
There were se,ern other minog assaults but no one
,ras seriously injured. At Canal and West sts man
was set upon by strikers There was only one omcer
near anc he did not dare to Interfere nonen. la
Captan Castlin arrived aud sprang into tno. clvs
The strikers ran in several directions nc osP"..3
said that his arrival prevented bloodsned; "a ths;r
of officers were sent to this locality ana 1seu INCL
clubs without stint upon the shoulders ~ ana - -" ~ so
those vino would move on when oruerya ~ ~ ao So
Alter being driven from West-st. tne s'lHoie sssss
hlsJ in the streets It and sent ous sns @ss '"